Spunge411

How far is Pisa from Venice? is it a short day trip?
how is Eurail from Rome to Venice? any Experieces?
Is it simple getting from the main trainstation into the heart of Venice?
and also is it easy and how much is it from central Venice to the Airport?
Do u have any hotel suggestions for a Quad room in Rome and Venice?

thanks

sanjay

Ptravel

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    > How far is Pisa from Venice?

In miles, I couldn't tell you. Pisa is in Tuscany, on Italy's eastern
shore. Venice is on the western shore.

    > is it a short day trip?

Not really. Venice to Florence is 3 hours by train. Florence to Pisa, by
car, is an hour or two.

    > how is Eurail from Rome to Venice?

Great. Comfortable and fast.

    > any Experieces?

I've taken that run a number of times. You leave from Terminii in Rome
(center of the city) and arrive at . . rats . . I can't think of the name of
Venice railway station -- it begins with "F". It's right on the Grand
Canal. Walk off your train, out of the station, down the stairs and over to
the vaporetto stop, where you can catch a "bus boat" up the canal.

    > Is it simple getting from the main trainstation into the heart of Venice?

Couldn't be simpler. See above. Ignore the touts for the water taxis when
you exit the station. The water taxi fees aren't fixed and are very, very
high. The vaporetto is fast, cheap and convenient.

    > and also is it easy and how much is it from central Venice to the Airport?

Can't help you there -- we never fly in to Venice.

    > Do u have any hotel suggestions for a Quad room in Rome and Venice?

I don't know what a "quad room" is and, without knowing your budget,
couldn't make a suggestion.

    > thanks
    > sanjay

Ken Blake

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spunge411 <> typed:

    > How far is Pisa from Venice? is it a short day trip?


In my view, it's too far for a day trip.


    > how is Eurail from Rome to Venice? any Experieces?


Excellent.


    > Is it simple getting from the main trainstation into the heart
of
    > Venice?


Yes. A short ride on the vaporetto. If you want to splurge, you
can take a water taxi, but it certainly isn't necessary. You can
even walk, if you want to.



    > and also is it easy and how much is it from central Venice to
    > the Airport?


Yes it's easy. There is a boat and there is a bus. Sorry, I don't
reacll the price.



    > Do u have any hotel suggestions for a Quad room in Rome
    > and Venice?


Sorry, no. We always get doubles.

Poetic Justice

spunge411 wrote:

    >Is it simple getting from the main
    >trainstation into the heart of Venice? and
    >also is it easy and how much is it from
    >central Venice to the Airport?

http://veniceforvisitors.com is an informative site, click-on 'Venice
Articles' & 'Transportation & Parking'. Regards, Walter



..And Paradise Was Lost...like teardrops in the rain...

Timothy J. Lee

In article <CJWdnVgp_9HV9o3dRVn->,
spunge411 <> wrote:
    >How far is Pisa from Venice? is it a short day trip?
    >how is Eurail from Rome to Venice? any Experieces?

Train travel times in Italy can be found by looking up
http://www.trenitalia.it .

    >Is it simple getting from the main trainstation into the heart of Venice?

The main train station at the end of the line in Venice is
right next to where many of the water bus lines stop.

Tile

The main train station in venezia is
Venezia santa lucia
it has direct access to Piazzale Roma and to boats.-

the other train station is venezia mestre and it is on the mainland.
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    > How far is Pisa from Venice? is it a short day trip?
    > how is Eurail from Rome to Venice? any Experieces?
    > Is it simple getting from the main trainstation into the heart of Venice?
    > and also is it easy and how much is it from central Venice to the Airport?
    > Do u have any hotel suggestions for a Quad room in Rome and Venice?
    > thanks
    > sanjay

Ron Audet

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    > The main train station in venezia is
    > Venezia santa lucia
    > it has direct access to Piazzale Roma and to boats.-

I'm not sure what you mean by "direct access." Piazzale Roma is one
vaporetto stop away from Santa Lucia Station, although it is possible to
reach it by walking across the Scalzi Bridge from the station. It is perhaps
a ten-minute walk this way.

Chessie

    > > >
    > > any Experieces?
    >
    > I've taken that run a number of times. You leave from Terminii in Rome
    > (center of the city) and arrive at . . rats . . I can't think of the name of
    > Venice railway station -- it begins with "F". It's right on the Grand
    > Canal. Walk off your train, out of the station, down the stairs and over to
    > the vaporetto stop, where you can catch a "bus boat" up the canal.
    >
But be aware that you must switch trains at Venezia Mestre to go to
Venice proper. It's not difficult, but you do have to carry luggage
up and down stairways to switch tracks. So you want to travel
light...


    > > Is it simple getting from the main trainstation into the heart of Venice?
    >
    > Couldn't be simpler. See above. Ignore the touts for the water taxis when
    > you exit the station. The water taxi fees aren't fixed and are very, very
    > high. The vaporetto is fast, cheap and convenient.

Again, it is easy...just make sure you ask about the destination/route
of the Vaporetto (water bus). I find Venice rather more challenging
to navigate than most cities, even with a map. If your hotel can
provide directions for getting from the train station via vaporetto,
that would be helpful...
    >
    > >

Giovanni Drogo

On 23 Jan 2004, Chessie wrote:

    > > I've taken that run a number of times. You leave from Terminii in Rome
    > > (center of the city) and arrive at . . rats . . I can't think of the name of
    > > Venice railway station -- it begins with "F".

It's called Venezia Santa Lucia.

    > But be aware that you must switch trains at Venezia Mestre to go to
    > Venice proper.

Trains which terminate in Venezia arrive at Venezia SL. Only trains
continuing to Udine or Trieste require a change at Mestre (which is on
the mainland).

    > > high. The vaporetto is fast, cheap and convenient.

"Convenient" yes, but I won't call it "fast" (in general) and definitely
not cheap. Prices of public transport in Venice are the highest in Italy
(inhabitants have a special reduced rate). There should be a booth
inside the station (or you could look for the ACTV web site, ACTV is the
transport agency) ... you could get a daily pass, and that will save you
money.

Strictly speaking, a "vaporetto" should be a "steamer" (vapore-=steam).
None of the present boats is steam-operated. I believe the name refers
mainly to the slow line along the Grand Canal (I do not know its number
now, it used to be 1 a while ago). That makes lot of stops, and
therefore it is not "fast". But is surely scenic and cheaper than a
tour.

If you want to go somewhere specific (e.g. direct to San Marco) there
are other lines, with smaller and faster boats. There used to be number
2 which at some time "cut" from Grand Canal into Rio Nuovo ... however
the bridges there are lower, and if there is high water the line won't
operate. I remember once I took instead the circular route (at the time
number 5) to get on time to an appointment.

    > [...] to navigate than most cities, even with a map.

You definitely need a good map to walk and not get lost (although it can
be pleasant) in the minor "calli". Consider that you have to go anywhere
walking or by boat.

You can walk anywhere which is connected by bridges, but you need a boat
to go to Murano, Burano or Torcello etc. etc. which are fully separated
islands. If you want to go from one side of the Grand Canal to the
other bear in mind there are only 3 bridges (one at Santa Lucia, the
famous one at Rialto, and the one at Accademia). Otherwise you could
take the vaporetto (stops are usually on either side of the canal, and
if you do a "ferry ride" of just one stop the fare is lower), or one of
the gondola ferries. These are actually very cheap (unlike the gondola
tours for tourists), but only locals know the landing places.

Inge Harsten

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    > "spunge411" <> wrote in message
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    > > How far is Pisa from Venice?
    > In miles, I couldn't tell you. Pisa is in Tuscany, on Italy's eastern
    > shore. Venice is on the western shore.

Hi.

Very strange ideas about east and west in this posting. Might be typos.

There is an absolutely incredible web-site for maps and distances that
Michelin has operational. See:

http://www.viamichelin.com/

It gives you distance, tolls on the motorway, road works, and allows you to
zoom to street level at most places (such as Venice & Pisa).

cheers Inge H

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